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' A. BLUMENKROHN.

BUTTON.

. N0. 379,000. Patented Mar. 6; 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH BLUMENKROHN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUTTON.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,000, dated March6, 1888.

Application filed January 14, 1888. Serial No. 260,679. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, ADOLPH BLUMENKROHN, of the city,county,and State ofNew York,have invented a new and Improved Button,of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a highly-ornamental button atan exceedingly low figure; and to this end the invention consists,essentially, of a blank upon which there is placed a machine-embroideredinner cover that is partially surrounded by an outer knit or crochetedcover formed with a central opening,through which the ornamental workupon the inner cover is seen.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective View of my improved form of button. Fig. 2 isa central sec tional view of the same. Fig. 3 isa View ofthe outer coverprior to its application to the button-blank. Fig. 4 is a view of theinner cover.'

Fig. 5 is a view of the button-blank, and Fig. 6 is a side view of amodified form of button.

In the drawings above referred to,10 represents a butt0n-blank,which maybe of any desired form, said blank being preferably provided with afoundation-covering of a color approximating that of the externalcovering of the button, or the button-blank might be dyed or stained toapproximate such color. To this button-blank there is applied an innercovering, 11, the central portion of which is cmbroidered,as shown at12, and about theinner covering there isplaced an outer covering, 13,formed with a central opening, 14', through which the embroideredportion 12 of the covering 11 is seen,'the' covering 11 being simplyplaced uponthe button-blank and held in place by the outer covering,13,which is drawn about the blank by stitching.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have illustrated a shankless button-blank; but inFig. 6 I show ablank provided with a shank; and although I have shownonly two forms of blank,I desire it to be distinctly understood that anyform of blank might be employed as a foundation for my improved form ofbutton; and although I have shown specific forms of ornamentatiomldesire it to be understood that any appropriate ornament-ation mightbegiven to the coverings 11 and 13.

By means of the construction above described I am able to producehighly-ornamental buttons at an exceedingly low price, the beauty of thebutton being materially heightened by reason of the fact that the innercovering and the ornamentation thereon may be of a color which willcontrast favorably with that of the outer covering.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a button-blank, of anornamental inner cover placed thereon and an outer cover connectedthereto, the outer cover being formed with a centralopening,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a buttonblank, of an inner embroidered coverplaced thereon and an outer knit or crocheted cover connected thereto,the outer cover being formed with v a. central opening to expose theornamented portion of the inner cover, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a button-blank, of an inner embroidered coverand an outer cover placed thereon, the outer cover being formed with acentral opening to expose the inner cover.

ADOLPH BLUMENKROHN.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN BLUMENTHAL, O. SEnoWIoK.

